Global Patent Index - EP 2733444 A4

EP 2733444 A4 20150624 - AIR-CONDITIONING DEVICE

Title (en)

AIR-CONDITIONING DEVICE

Title (de)

KLIMAANLAGE

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF DE CLIMATISATION

Publication

EP 2733444 A4 20150624 (EN)

Application

EP 12811031 A 20120322

Priority

  • JP 2011004030 W 20110714
  • JP 2012001980 W 20120322

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2733444A1] An air-conditioning apparatus 100 includes: an outdoor unit 1 including a compressor 10, a first refrigerant flow path switching device 11, and a heat-source-side heat exchanger 12; a heat medium relay unit 3 including an intermediate heat exchanger 15, an expansion device 16, a second refrigerant flow path switching device 18, and a pump 21; and at least one indoor unit 2 including a use-side heat exchanger 26. The compressor 10, the first refrigerant flow path switching device 11, the expansion device 16, the second refrigerant flow path switching device 18, and the intermediate heat exchanger 15 are connected using a refrigerant pipe, thereby making up a refrigeration cycle. The intermediate heat exchanger 15 and the use-side heat exchanger 26 are connected using a heat medium pipe, thereby making up a heat medium circulation circuit in which a heat medium different from the refrigerant circulates. The first refrigerant flow path switching device 11 is switched to execute a defrost operation mode in which a refrigerant discharged from the compressor 10 is supplied to the heat-source-side heat exchanger 12. During the defrost operation mode part of a refrigerant flowing out from the heat-source-side heat exchanger 12 is supplied to the intermediate heat exchanger 15 without passing through the expansion device 16, and the rest of the refrigerant is returned to the outdoor unit 1 without passing through the expansion device 16 and the intermediate heat exchanger 15.

IPC 8 full level

F25B 47/02 (2006.01); F25B 13/00 (2006.01); F25B 25/00 (2006.01); F25D 21/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F25B 13/00 (2013.01 - EP US); F25D 21/06 (2013.01 - US); F25B 25/005 (2013.01 - EP US); F25B 2313/0231 (2013.01 - EP US); F25B 2313/02322 (2013.01 - EP US); F25B 2313/0272 (2013.01 - EP US); F25B 2313/02732 (2013.01 - EP US); F25B 2313/02741 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2733444 A1 20140521; EP 2733444 A4 20150624; EP 2733444 B1 20211229; CN 103620325 A 20140305; CN 103620325 B 20160629; ES 2904812 T3 20220406; US 2014182320 A1 20140703; US 9494361 B2 20161115; WO 2013008278 A1 20130117; WO 2013008365 A1 20130117

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 12811031 A 20120322; CN 201280031532 A 20120322; ES 12811031 T 20120322; JP 2011004030 W 20110714; JP 2012001980 W 20120322; US 201214118344 A 20120322